Bezos took the #1 establish in HBR’s 2014 score, and has remained on the list till this 365 days. HBR attributes his unexpected disappearance to a substitute in score methodology.

HBR says it ranks CEOs in step with financial performance as smartly as environmental, social, and governance measures (known as “ESG,” collectively). Whereas ESG comprised 20% of the total CEO score in years past, it was more main in 2019. ESG now comprises 30% of the total CEO score, which proved fatal for Bezos.

Primarily basically based on HBR, Amazon has a low ESG score; it cites Sustainanalytics, which attributes the low score to “dangers created by working stipulations and employment insurance policies, info security, and antitrust factors.”

HBR acknowledged that women CEOs are “underrepresented” on the score, with staunch four ladies on the list this 365 days. It says this number is illustrative of how few ladies are within the c-suite and isn’t indicative of performance.